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Perhaps we should make the point that local authorities etc will have to spend much more on translation if many of our learners cannot access free classes from September... Diana -----Original Message----- From: ESOL-Research discussion forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tim Deignan Sent: 13 December 2006 09:43 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ESOL in the media Hello all Concerns have been expressed recently on this list about the negative portrayal of ESOL students in the media. Some of you may have seen Mark Easton's report on the BBC last night which looked at the cost of translation. I thought Easton's report was very unbalanced and highly irresponsible. To view Easton's report, click on the link below and (when it opens) click the button just to the right of the picture (video and audio news): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6174303.stm Tim Deignan *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask] *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]